Wave-motor.



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O. S. BUBLING. WAVE MOTOR. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2, 1911.

Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

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WA'i'E, MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2, 1911.

Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

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INVENTOR O. S. BURLING. WAVE MOTQR. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2, 1911.

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WITNESSES Patented Mar. 18, 1913 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DHARLES S. BUR-LING, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. ASSIGNOR, BY MESNEASSIGNMENTS, OF TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE ONE-TIIOUSANDTHS TO WILLIAMBUBRIS, TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE ONE-THOUSANDTHS TO GEORGE CROW, TWOHUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE ONE-THOUSANDTHS TO H. C. MORTONSEN. TWO HUN DEEDAND TWENTY-FIVE ONE-THOUSANDTHS T G. A. WHITEHURST. AND ONE HUNDREDONE-THOUSANDTHS TO HANS HANSEN, ALL OF STANISLAUS COUNTY,

CALIFORNIA.

WAVE-MOTOR.

Specification of Letters Iatent.

Application filed August 2, 1911.

Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

Serial No. 642,029.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES S. BURLING, a citizen of the Unlted States,residing at San Jose, in the county of Santa Clara and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in\Vave-Motors, of which the following is a specification.

The objects of my invention are, to provide a wave motor which will notonly be operated by the impact of the incoming breakers, but will alsobe operated by the buoyancy of my power producing paddles upon thebreakers after they pass within the compressor frame. I do not destroythe breaker by the impact, but, on the contrary, the paddles are carriedtherewith, and oscillate therein, by reason of their buoyancy, and inthis way,. I utilized, to the fullest extent, their power creatingforces.

Another object of my invention is to construct. a wave motor which cannot only be adjusted to tide, but can also be adjusted to the angle ofthe approach of the breakers upon the beach, and by the same meanswhereby I adjust it to the tide, I can readily remove it beyond thepoint of impact with the waves in the case of a storm, it l so desire.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings,

in which- Figure l, is a plan view. Fig. 2. is a view of one side of thecompressor frame and truck upon the. track. Fig. 3, is a view of thetruck of the compressor frame from the opposite side of Fig. 2. Fig. i,is a detail plan of the base plates of the compress r frame and truck,showing a position of ruljustment. Fig. 5, is a rear view of the leverratchet for adjusting the com- Fig. 6, is a side elevation of Fig. 5.Fig. 7, is a vertical section ot one of the compressors, and shows apower paddle at the utmost point of compression. Fig. 8, is a detailsection of one of the power paddles. Fig. 9, is a detail showing thedelineator pipe and the auxiliary hose con: nection.

Similar figures refer to similar. parts throughout the several views.

An inclined beach is best adapted for the construction of my wave motor,and on this beach I. construct a trackway of rails 1', upon a suitablefoundation. 2. The rails extend from a point within the water below thepoint of low tide, upward upon the beach to a point thereon a distancebeyond the point reached at high tide. A pulley wheel, 3. is attached tothe lower end of each rail, in proper bearings, so that the cables, &,will pass over and under the rail. These cables, 4, follow thetrackupward and pass around wheels, 5, the outer end of shafts. S and S. Saidshafts extend inward on a. line with each other, and have hearings onfoundation, 9., as shown at 9, Fig. 1. The lower ends of the cables, 4,after passing around the wheels, 23, at the lowerends of the rails, areattached to the truck of the compressor frame, as shown at (3, Figs. 1.and The opposite ends of cables, 4, after passing around wheels, 5, arereturned downward over rails 1, and are attached to the upper portion ofthe truck of the compressor frame, as shown at 7, Figs. 1 and The truckof the compressor frame provided with wheels 10 and 10, and is movableupward or downward on rails 1.. Wheels 10 have their bearings in anextension I) underneath connecting plate 1;). as shown at Fig. 3. Thebearings 12, of wheels 10-, are like in form to bearings of wheel 10,but wheels 10, as shown at Fig. 2. are not provided with an extensionplate.

The compressor frame carries the power developing meansof the wavemotor, and is :uljustablc on'said truck to the angle of the approachingbreakers, as is shown in detail in Fig. -t. It is provided with a baseplate it on either side thereof. ()n the side where wheels 10 areplaced, said base plate is pivoted at its center to necting plate 13, asshown at 1:"). Figs. 3 and -t. I provide sliding bearings l6. on eitherside of pivot 15, to distribute the weight ot the compressor frame onthe truck, and to distribute the friction occasioned in adjusting thecompressor frame. On this side of the compressor frame, and at each endot the connecting plate 13, is attached the swivel connection 17, ofcable 4. The upthe center of con perwheel 10', is connected at the upperend ot truclr frame 12 to av plate 18, by pivot 19,

to which swivel connection 17, of cable 4-, attached; in the oppositeend of plate 18 9 an upright pivot rod 20, is connected, which rodpasses through and has hearings in base plate 14: and upper plate 21 otthe compressor frame. vided at the lower end of the compressor frame onthis side, as shown at Fig. (Jruides are attached on the inner side ofthe shaitt of the truckwhcels, ward, with an offset bearing against theunder side of the rail, as shown at 23, Figs.

Q' and 3, to prevent the truck from leaving the track.

In addition to the parts of the compressor frame, hereinhctoredescribed, the following parts are included in said frame: At eachcorner thereof, attach ed at the lower end to an end of base plate 1% isan upright stanchion 24, running upward a distance beyond upper plate21. At the upper portion of the frame, at. each end thereof, a plate 25,connects the upright, stanchions 2%. These plates and stanchions arerigidly connected at their several points of contact .by bolts. l orevery compressor used, i provide two plate.

26, running parallel with plates 21, and bolted at their ends to plates2?. in addition to the functions herein described, plates 26 act asbraces, giving strength and. rigidity to the compressor frame. The powerpaddles 27 are constructed ot a curved casing 28, Fig. 8, at the sidethereof facing the breakers. This casing is of metal to impart strength,and curved because the break- .ti like construction proextending downersroll toward the beach and break downward. The opposite side of thepaddle is padded with. any light material, such as cork, air inflatedbags, or the like, as shown. at 29, Fig". 8, to give it the s'utlicientbuoy= ancy to be lifted by, and to ride upon the surface of the breakersafter the paddles are swept from their upright position. .The arms 30,of the' paddles, are connected to the paddle by bolts, as shown at 81,'lt ig. 8. 'lhese arms extend upward, and each arm attached at its upperend to a shaft running betweeh two of the plates 26,1vith bearingstherein, as shown at Fig. l. The triangular connection 34:,is connectedto the die arm and paddle by bolts, as shown at 33, 8; the opposite endof said connection is attached to the upper end of the paddle arm, asshown at 35, Fig. 7. The point of the trian le of said connectionextends inward, an stands at a point about on. a level with the centerof the compressor frame, as shown at Fin". 2, while the motors no i.operation. n each side oi. the point oi the triangularronnection 31 aconnectin 'od 36 is iulcrumed, as shown at 37, Fig. l.

ppposite ends of connecting rod oi-tuned at the sides of the cross-head38, as

l shown at Fig. 1, which is attached to pistonrod The piston-rod 39 runsthrough the guide l-O, which is attached to and'extends dtnvnward fromplate 41. Plates ll extend over and connect each pair of plates 26, andare bolted to the sides thereof. Cylindrical air compressors 49. arefirmly attached to plate '25, as shown at Fig. 1, and extend out,- wardfrom the compressor trains. Each compressor has an' opening throughplate 25 equal in size to the circumference of the compre; or. Eachcompressor is provided with a piston-rod 39, a piston-head 43, Fig. 7,anintake valve 15, and an outlet valve $6. The air passes through valve46 from each compressor into pipe 47, and from pipe l? it passes throughnozzle 48 into the jointed pipe 49, or hose pipe 52, to the storage tank50. The jointed ipe is made in sections, connected by airt1ghtadjustable joints, as shown at 51, Fig. 1, to permit the moving of thecompressor frame upward or downward upon the track. I have provided anauxiliary means of carrying the compressed air from pipe 4'? to.the.tank to be used in case of leak in the jointed pipe, or instead ofthe jointed pipe, if desired, and for this purpose I use a hose 52,connected as shown at i'fig. 9 immediately over the jointed pipe; thestop to'the hose is shown at 58, and the stop to the jointed pipe isshown at 54:. I provide like connections and stops at the point wherethe air: enters tank 50. 56 and 57, Fig. 1, indicate machinery operatedby compressed air passing through pipe 58 from the tank 50.

At the inner ends of shafts 8 and 8 a ratchet wheel 59 isrigidlyattached, operated by forked lever 60, placed therebetween. @ne fork ofsaid lever is loosely unted on each of said shafts, as shown at 'lloeach side of lever 60, an interv cable pawl 61, is pivoted; each pawl$51 is provided with a pawl locking device, shown at 62, Fig". 6,pivoted to the side of lever 60. .Each pawl locking device is held inplace'by a spiral spring 63, connected at the ends thereof to pawl 61.Attached to the foundation 2, on either side ofratchet wheels 59, arethe ratchet locking p'awls G l, to prevent the turning" of shafts 8 and8?, and the moving oil the compressor frame when properly adjusted.

The movable portion of my wave motor is operated and adjusted asfollows:-'lo move the compressor frame directly up or down the beach,shafts 8 and 8 are oper ated together'by throwing the correspondpointsof the interchangeable awls 61 oengagrment with the ratchet w reels 59.ran'ie is then moved backward or sea all; 1

ry means or"- lovor .60. in adjusting the interchangeable pawl 61 intoengagement with. the proper ratchet wheel 59, and operating lever 60,efiecting the adjustment by operating from one side of the frame only.In case it is necessary, or more convenient in adjusting the frame tothe proper angle of the breakers, or its position on the trackway, theinterchangeable pawls 61 are thrown into engagement with the ratchetwheels 59 in opposite directions. When the frame is in the positiondesired on rails 1, the ratchet locking pawls 64 are thrown intoengagement with the ratchet wheels 59, thus locking shafts 8 and 8.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is:

1. A wave motor, comprising a trackway upon an inclined beach; acompressor frame adjustable on said trackway, both to the rise and fallof the tide, and the angle of the approaching breakers; a plurality ofpower producing paddles attached to said frame and means connected withsaid paddles for developing power.

2. A wave motor comprising a trackway upon a beach; a compressor framemovable on said trackway and adjustable to the rise and fall of thetide, and to the angle of the approaching breakers, a plurality of powerproducing paddles attached to said frame, adapted to be operated by theimpact of the breakers and by their own buoyancy thereon, and meansconnected with said paddles for developing power.

A wave motor adjustable alike to the rise and fall of the tide and tothe angle of the approaching breakers.

-1l. In a wave motor, the combination with a frame of a power producingpaddle having a curved, metallic side, and a side paddle with a floatingmaterial, an arm extending upward from the paddle and pivot ed in theupper part of said frame, a triangular conneclion, bolted at the upperportion of said paddle and to the upper portion of said arm, aconnecting rod, fulrrumed on either side at the point of said triangularconnection, a cross-head to which said connecting rods are pivoted, andmechanism for compressing air connected with said frame at a ointopposite, and on a level with the point where the arm of the paddle ispivoted to the frame, as shown and described.

5. In a wave motor, the combination of a frame adjustable to the riseand fall of the tide, and to the angle of the approaching breakers, andpaddles attached to said frame, adapted to produce power from the impactof the incoming breakers and from the lifting power thereof.

6. In a wave. motor, the combination of stationary storage tanks, atrackway, a compressor frame a series of air compressors attached tosaid frame, a plurality of power paddles adapted to operate saidcompressors b power derived from the impact of incoming breakers and bythe buoyancy of said paddles riding upon said breakers, and

a truck carrying the compressor frame adjustable upon said track to therise and fall of the pressed air from said compressors to said tank.

7. In a wave motor, the combination with a. stationary storage tank, atrackway on a beach, a compressor frame adjustable to the angle of theapproachin breakers and to the rise and fall of the tide, and means foradjusting said compressor frame on said trackway; of a jointed pipeconnecting the tank and the compressor frame, said pipe beingconstructed in sections joined by airtight joints, and adapted to foldand unfold with the movement of said frame.

8. In a wave motor, an interchangeable connection between a movableframe carrying power developing means, and a stationary storage tank,consisting of a flexible hose and an adjustable jointed pipe,constructed in sections and adapted to fold and unfold with themoven'ient of said frame, as shown and described.

CHARLES S. BU'RLING.

\Vitnesses:

GEO. T. KERR,

T. V. Bnown, Jr.

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